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THE SUN WON’T DIE

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About

“THE SUN WON’T DIE” is about the nights when exhaustion takes over, but sleep never comes. When your mind won’t settle, your body feels disconnected, and the world around you seems to be falling apart. It’s a song about the invisible battles people carry, the lasting effect

Lyrics

Verse 1

The sun came up at midnight

I watched it burn behind the trees

The window glass was turning yellow

There was no wind to move the leaves

I heard the wires above the houses

Singing through the summer heat

I couldn't tell if I was shaking

Or if the shaking came from underneath

The clock said four

The clock said four

I turned it toward the wall

And heard it anyway

Chorus

The sun won't die

It hangs above the town

I've been awake so long

I can't tell up from down

And I don't know

What I'm waiting for

The sun won't die

And I can't take another morning

Verse 2

I saw the highway folding backward

Underneath a copper sky

The water tower leaned toward the houses

Like it had something on its mind

There was a fire beyond the railroad

No smoke, no sirens, nothing moved

I stood there waiting for the thunder

With both my hands against the room

Then six o'clock

The paper hit the drive

A truck went by

And everything was fine

Instrumental

Verse 3

I started sleeping with the television

Just to hear somebody speak

I knew the voices weren't important

I only needed something in the room with me

I used to love the house at midnight

The refrigerator and the rain

Now every little sound could wake me

Before I even fell asleep

I couldn't cry

I couldn't get angry

I sat there feeling nothing

And it frightened me

Chorus

The sun won't die

It hangs above the town

I've been awake so long

I can't tell up from down

And I don't know

What I'm waiting for

The sun won't die

And I can't take another morning

Bridge

I remember the first night

I thought something had gone wrong

I remember telling myself

It would pass before too long

But the nights kept getting longer

And the mornings came too soon

I watched the daylight cross the carpet

Like a fire moving through the room

Instrumental

Final Chorus

The sun won't die

I know that isn't true

But I can still remember

When I thought it wouldn't move

I used to watch the windows

Waiting for the sky to change

Now the light comes through the curtains

And I let it stay

Outro

The truck went by this morning

I heard it from my bed

I turned over toward the window

And slept.

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